Colletti makes time for toy giveaway

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Dec 14, 2013

In addition to the toy drive, Colletti may have found an answer to the questions surrounding Juan Uribe's return to the club. Santa Colletti came to town Saturday. Colletti, however, said Uribe remains his first choice and an offer remains on the table. T… (more)he toy drive has become an annual stop for Colletti, whose under-the-radar resume of charitable ties ranges from sponsoring the training of guide dogs for the sight-impaired and stroke-vulnerable, to funding scholarships for first-generation college students at "A Place Called Home," to reading poetry as an introduction to literature for young students called "Get Lit," to a six-year affiliation with "A Better LA," which empowers community leaders to better their neighborhoods. It's become an annual stop for Colletti, whose under-the-radar resume of charitable ties ranges from sponsoring the training of guide dogs for the sight-impaired and stroke-vulnerable, to funding scholarships for first-generation college students at "A Place Called Home," to reading poetry as an introduction to literature for young students called "Get Lit," to a six-year affiliation with "A Better LA," which empowers community leaders to better their neighborhoods. According to Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network and FOXSports.com, the Dodgers and Uribe have agreed to a two-year contract.